Three free printable letters to Santa, each a single US Letter page. They start “Dear Santa,” and walk a child through the letter one line at a time, so even a five-year-old ends up with a whole letter: who they are, how nice they’ve been, something kind they did, what they’d love, a wish for someone else, and what they’ll leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve.
Open a design to fill it in on screen first, or print it blank for your child to write in. Typed words print in handwriting-style letters, so a letter typed by a parent and a letter written by hand look at home on the same page. Nothing you type is uploaded.
What’s on the Letter
- My name is … and I am … years old.
- I live in … a town, or the full address if you’re mailing it to a program that writes back.
- This year I have been: very nice, nice, or “mostly nice (I’m working on it)” to tick.
- Something kind I did this year, on two lines. It turns the letter from a list into a story.
- For Christmas I would love: three numbered lines (up to five if you type them in).
- And for someone else, I wish: for a sibling, a grandparent, a friend, the dog.
- I’ll leave out: cookies, milk, carrots for the reindeer.
- Love, and their name.
How to Mail a Letter to Santa
In the United States: USPS Operation Santa
The Postal Service’s Operation Santa asks letter writers to:
- Address the envelope to Santa, 123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888.
- Put a First-Class stamp in the upper right corner, and the full name and return address (with any apartment number) in the upper left.
- Include the child’s full name and address inside the letter too, list the gifts in order of preference, and be specific.
- Keep it flat: glitter and glued-on things like macaroni or beads can stop the letter being uploaded.
- Mail it early. For 2026 the program lists December 5 as the last call for letter writers.
Letters are read and posted for volunteers (“adopters”) who may answer them and send a gift. USPS says plainly that sending a letter doesn’t guarantee it will be adopted or that a gift will arrive, so it’s a lovely extra rather than a promise to make a child.
In Canada: Canada Post
Canada Post delivers letters to Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0, Canada (those are zeros). No stamp is needed for a letter mailed within Canada; include a return address. For 2026, send it by December 9, 2026. Canada Post says Santa answers every letter he receives, though it can’t guarantee delivery dates.
Keeping it at home
Plenty of families never mail it: the letter goes on the mantel, by the cookies, or up the chimney on Christmas Eve. Print two and keep one in a box with the year on it. A stack of these letters from ages four to ten is a better keepsake than any of the presents on them.
When the Wishes Need to Reach the Family
The letter goes to Santa; the grandparents need something they can buy from. Turn the wishes into an online Christmas list (there’s a button for it on the fill-in page): relatives claim a gift each, nothing is bought twice, and the letter-writer doesn’t see who’s buying what.
Want a plain list instead of a letter? Use the printable Christmas wish list, with a star to color in for the present they want most and a box to draw it.
Start the family gift list. Free, no account for anyone.
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- Printable Christmas wish list, letter to Santa template and gift list budget tracker: fill in on screen, print on one page
Questions
What is the address to mail a letter to Santa in the US?
USPS Operation Santa asks for: Santa, 123 Elf Road, North Pole, 88888, with a First-Class stamp and a full return address. For 2026 its last call for letter writers is December 5.
Does Santa write back?
In Canada, Canada Post says Santa answers every letter sent to Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0 (no stamp needed within Canada; send by December 9, 2026). In the US, Operation Santa letters may be adopted by volunteers who reply, but USPS does not guarantee a reply or a gift.
Is the letter to Santa template free?
Yes. All three designs are free to print or save as PDF, and nothing you type leaves your browser.
What should a child write in a letter to Santa?
Their name and age, how nice they have been, something kind they did this year, the few things they would love most (in order), a wish for someone else, and a thank-you. The template has a line for each.